Ulster boost as key duo ready for battle

BJ BOTHA and Ian Humphreys could not have staged a more appropriate return to the Ulster starting lineout when they face the Scarlets at Ravenhill tonight.

Springbok tight-head Botha has been sidelined since January following surgery for an elbow injury while Humphreys missed the last three games due to a hamstring problem.

Both will get a vital run-out prior to next week’s Heineken Cup quarter-final tie against Northampton in a team with six changes and two positional switches from last week’s narrow squeak against Glasgow.